Daily Archives: August 18, 2023

2023-08-18: News Headlines

Ford Fischer, News2Share. (2023-08-18). Randy Credico Leads Blockade Of DOJ Entrance For Julian Assange. popularresistance.org Randy Credico attempted a civil disobedience rally/blockade Wednesday of the Department of Justice in Washington DC along along with Kathy Boylan of Dorothy Day Catholic Worker demanding a meeting to request the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. | Kathy Boylan, protesting in front of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building in DC, was wearing a Kennedy 2024 shirt. She tells News2Share that "when he is elected, Robert Kennedy Jr has promised to free Julian Assange, truth-tellers, and whistleblowers." | Ultimately, Credico allowed people past his blockade, and police didn't arrest him, instea…

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-18). Tunisian authorities arrest bakers' union chief as bread crisis continues. peoplesdispatch.org The arrest comes in the aftermath of the government revoking flour subsidy to 1,500 bakeries amid a severe bread shortage in the country, leading to protests and suspension of production…

Niko Georgiades, Unicorn Riot. (2023-08-17). Helicopter Footage From Mass Arrest Reveals State Trooper Surveillance. popularresistance.org Minneapolis, MN — High-tech surveillance video and audio communication from a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter, obtained and first published by Unicorn Riot, reveals some of the planning and tactics behind the largest mass arrest in recent Minnesota history. On Nov. 4, 2020, a multi-agency law enforcement operation kettled and arrested at least 646 people during a post-election-day protest calling for then-President Donald Trump to not 'steal the vote.' | In an exclusive release, viewers are taken inside Minnesota State Patrol's Bell 407 helicopter, N119SP, to see and hear the operations of authorities as…

WSWS (2023-08-17). Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa. wsws.org Around 15,000 civil servants in Romania in wildcat strike against austerity cuts attacking jobs and pay; protests continue across Iran against cost-of-living crisis in opposition to authoritarian regime by telecom retirees, Tehran metro workers and contract teachers; South African metal workers on indefinite strike over pay and conditions attacked and arrested while picketing Ekapa Diamond Mine…

teleSUR (2023-08-17). Sudan: Re-Arrest of Young Revolutionary. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Commission for the Defense of Detainees and Public Freedoms: "the lack of respect for laws and regulations is what led to war, chaos, and the constitutional vacuum in the country." | Mohammed Adam Tupac was arrested following national protests in Sudan on 1/13/22. He was hit by two gunshots and tortured after arrest and is held responsible for the murder of a police officer against all evidence. Aug. 17, 2023.

Appalachians Against Pipelines, Popular Resistance. (2023-08-17). Pipeline Fighters Lock To Equipment At Mountain Valley Pipeline Work Site. popularresistance.org Roanoke County, VA — Early morning on Friday, August 11, 2023, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County, VA, preventing downed trees from being cleared from the pipeline easement. Nearby, over a dozen people rallied to show their support for the protest, holding signs with messages such as "STOP THE MVP" and "DOOM TO THE PIPELINE." | Both people who were locked to equipment were arrested in the afternoon, after stopping work on the site for nearly 8 hours. They were charged with misdemeanors and released the same day.

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